EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin realises total revenue of EUR 3.24 billion in 2009 - operational result reaches EUR 28.5 million

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18.03.2010

Ad-hoc-release pursuant to § 15 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

London, 18 March 2010 - Air Berlin´s total revenue in the financial year 2009
decreased by 4.4 per cent from EUR 3.39 billion to EUR 3.24 billion (the
application of IFRIC 13 led to a reduction of EUR 12.2 million). At the same
time, due to its efficiency programme, Air Berlin was able to reduce the overall
operating expenses at EBITDAR level by 6.2 per cent to EUR 2.78 billion (EUR
2.96 billion in 2008). The EBITDAR therefore increased by 8.4 per cent to EUR
503.7 million in 2009 from EUR 464.6 million in the previous year.

The result from operating activities (EBIT) reached EUR 28.5 million in 2009
from EUR 2.0 million in 2008 (the application of IFRIC 13 led to a reduction of
EUR 12.2 million). The financial result improved from EUR -72.0 million to EUR
-51.0 million.

The pre-tax earnings amounted to EUR -21.7 million in 2009, compared to EUR
-70.0 million in the previous year. After a tax revenue of EUR 12.2 million, the
net loss for the reporting year was EUR -9.5 million, compared to EUR -83.5
million in the previous year.

Earnings per share, based on the average number of 73.523 million shares
outstanding in 2009, therefore amount to EUR -0.13, compared with EUR -1.27 in
the previous year. In 2008, the average number of outstanding shares was 65.539
million.

Last year's figures have been restated in line with valuation changes under
IFRIC 13 ("Customer Loyalty Programmes"). Air Berlin will publish detailed
information on the full year results as well as the complete annual report as of
31 December 2009 on 25 March 2010 starting from 7:30 a.m. (CET) on the Internet
at ir.airberlin.com.

Air Berlin PLC
The Hour House
32 High Street
Rickmansworth WD3 1ER
Hertfordshire Great Britain
WKN AB1000 (Share)
on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
(Regulated Market, Prime Standard)
WKN A0NQ9H (Convertible Bond 2007)
Euro MTF Market
on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
WKN A1ALH0 (Convertible Bond 2009)
Open Market on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Further inquiry note:
Ingolf Hegner
Head of Investor Relations
+49 (0)30 3434 1532
[email protected]
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer:   Air Berlin PLC
          The Hour House, High Street 32
          UK-WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts
phone:    +49 (0)30 3434 1500
FAX:      +49 (0)30/3434-1049
mail:     [email protected]
WWW:      http://www.airberlin.com
sector:   Air Transport
ISIN:     GB00B128C026
indexes:  SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share

stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English

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